Who is Jaron Lanier?



Jaron Lanier is best known for popularizing the term ‘virtual reality’. Lanier is a computer scientist, music composer, writer and speaker all rolled into one. In 2010 he was included in the TIME list of the 100 influential people.



In the early 1980s Jaron Lanier carried out a path-breaking work in the field of virtual reality. He wrote a new programming language and developed a virtual headpiece and a glove that could manipulate objects in cyber space. His cyber glove which he sold as ‘virtual reality’ device was an instant hit giving a new catchphrase to the computer world.



Lanier’s research has deeply influenced emerging technologies. Jaron Lanier is an accomplished pianist and has a keen interest in rare musical string and wind instruments from Asia of which he has a good collection. Lanier has performed with many eminent artistes.



 



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